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Phytoplankton Ecology in the Fjords of the Vestfold and Larsemann Hills

Created 18/11/2025

Updated 18/11/2025

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From the abstract of the referenced paper: Spring phytoplankton communities in the water column of Ellis Fjord are characterised by diatoms originating from the bottom sea-ice strand community. Upon ice break-out in early summer, these are replaced by blooms of the phytoflagellates, Phaeocystis puchetii, Cryptomonas cryophila, Pyramimonas gelidicola, silicoflagellates and dinoflagellates. The narrow entrance of the fjord and the development of summer stratification is probably limiting the availability of nutrients and containing the magnitude of the small bloom (maximum 2.8 million cells per litre).

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Title Phytoplankton Ecology in the Fjords of the Vestfold and Larsemann Hills
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/23b03880-19f4-466d-a2ea-7ad2bc8c31c9
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 19/11/1991 - 10/03/1992
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Phytoplankton Ecology in the Fjords of the Vestfold and Larsemann Hills". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/phytoplankton-ecology-in-the-fjords-of-the-vestfold-and-larsemann-hills1